The number of lottery draws has already exceeded 1,000.

Since the first lottery was drawn on December 7, 2002, 20 years have already passed.

In terms of people, the lottery has now reached the age of majority.

During that time, how many people must have grabbed the lottery, cheered, and sighed.

And how many other people are still trying until the winning number exceeds 1,000?



Just imagining the news that a jackpot of 850 billion won has been hit in the US Powerball and a 300 billion won winner in the European EuroMillion is heartening.

In the 19th episode in Korea, 40.7 billion won was the highest amount ever.

However, the winnings are gradually shrinking, and the current first prize winnings are maintained at an average of 2 billion won.



You might ask, where do you get that money?

Yes.

However, even if you win the first prize of 2 billion won, the actual amount will be about 1.37 billion won because income tax is levied.

The tax rate on the winnings is applied for each section, so about 620 million won comes out as tax.



Comparing it to the US and Europe is absurd.

So, I would like to compare it with Japan, a neighboring country that uses the same 'lotto' with the same name as us.

There are several types of lottery in Japan.

Among them, lottery 6 and lottery 7 are the ones that people buy the most.

Lotto 6 is a method of taking 6 out of a total of 43 numbers, and in Lotto 7, you can choose 7 out of 37 numbers.

The odds of winning are 1 in 6,096,454 and 1 in 10,0295,472 respectively.

Because our lottery is 1 in 8,145,060, it is higher than Japanese lotto 6 and lower than lotto 7.




The price per game is 200 yen for Lotto 6 (100 yen = 1,041 won/2.4 days), and 300 yen for Lotto 7.

That's about twice and three times as much as ours, respectively.

If so, how much is the winnings?

Lotto 6 is similar to ours with a basic winning of 2 billion won.

However, when carried over, it rises to 6 billion won.

In Lotto 7, the first prize is 6 billion won.

When it is carried over, it will jump to 10 billion won.



The peculiar thing is that, whether it is the lottery 6 or the lottery 7, if you get all the numbers right, you can take the winnings as it is.

For example, if one person wins the carried over lottery 7, that person can hold the winnings of 10 billion won.

That's right.

This is because in Japan, tax is not deducted from lottery winnings.



This is said to be the result of the Japanese belief that 'there is no tax on dreams' was reflected in the policy.

They see the tax already included in the cost of buying the lottery.

Because it's a country of 'pachinko', I think about the lottery is very erratic.




If you are envious, you will lose, but if that is the case, then I think I lost.

Korea's lottery has walked a one-way street with the motto of reversing life, but the reality is that life can be stretched out.

Even if I win the lottery by myself, it is now difficult to even buy a decent apartment in Seoul.

Real estate and prices are fluctuating, but only the lottery that has become an adult is still wearing children's clothes.



I asked an official from the Lottery Committee of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.

If you collect taxes from your lottery winnings, will it be of great help to the livelihood of the country?

That's not it.

It's minor.

Are you thinking of considering a policy of not deducting tax on lottery winnings?

That doesn't fit the definition of tax because there's a tax where there's income.

It is said that the US and Europe also levy taxes, but they did not know that Japan did not.

They responded that it was a strange country.

I also asked if he was concerned about the speculative issue.

That's right.

It is said that the government has no choice but to consider the speculative psychology of the people.



Our people's opinions will be different.

We can also do various things, such as let's not pay taxes, let's pay a little, let's run it together now and use it for many good places.

You can't just say what's the right answer.

Just like when the presidential candidates say, 'I won't pay taxes on my dreams', voices for and against can come from everywhere.

However, I think the time has come for the authorities to seriously think about the tax rate and usage of the lottery, which has now come of age.